The good news is that it’s not too late. We need to move beyond the lure of financialization and remember that blockchains, as universal timekeepers, can do so much more. The possibilities are almost limitless. We can enable strangers on different continents to share information and ideas securely, transparently, without confidence. We can use our favorite apps that have become essential to our lives – but without fear of being tracked and eavesdropped. We can chat with strangers on the Internet and enjoy online news with the confidence that we are interacting with humans and not robots. We can rethink money, supply chains, auctions, transportation, corporate voting, and almost everything else. We can ensure that promises will be kept. We can make blockchains truly indispensable to people around the world.